In approximately 15 minutes, the World Cup will begin. As I write this post from my classroom, I can hear the faint sound of a WC horn being blowed. Rumor round the blogs are it is my headmaster.
In approximately 15, the entire EAB staff, families and friends will descend upon the school auditorium to watch the first match. South Africa vs Mexico. Horn blowing more frequently and getting closer...
In 15 minutes, this match will be shown on the lcd projector and while watching we are able to sip on 900 liters of beer. There are approximately 200 people in attendance who are able to comsume said beverage. If you do a little World Cup math, there are several possible answers, all of which result in a school full of sloshy teachers and staff members.
In 15 minutes, everyone not in the lower school will see that I'm sporting my new Brasil WC t-shirt today. On the front there are 5 stars filled in with white. One star is open. It's waiting to be filled after Brasil wins this Cup. Talk about confidence! The back of the t-shirt has a picture of Africa along with several countries' flags.
Are or were any of your final school days set this way? Procedural check-out in the morning, followed by a World Cup game and bbq in the afternoon? Only in Brasil, where if Brasil happened to be playing today, we wouldn't have worked because all banks and businesses close when Brasil plays.
In 15 minutes, I'm ready to root for the host country. Let the Cup begin!
Although....the craziness of the Blackhawks Stanley Cup Win sure has turned things a bit crazy here. By 6am all of Michigan Ave. was shut down in preparation for the parade home, a sea of red. The papers are full of headlines of arrests due to shooting auto. weapons in the air, for some reason a reaction to a big big win for the Hawks! Weird! I'll take 900 liters of beer at school with you ANYDAY! ;) Have fun!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how most of my news is based off of international sites so things like the Stanley Cup was missed other than people's fb postings. I guess I need to change it so I can celebrate the sports wins with Chicago. Gee, that feels strange to say? Haven't said that in about 20 years. My beer facts are: I definitely didn't drink my 1 liter and 2 the shots of cachaca I had wiped me out. Just up from a 2.5 hour nap. sigh. Love summer! See you soon friend.
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